{"id":104036,"date":"2025-02-22T20:57:48","date_gmt":"2025-02-22T20:57:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/business\/real-estate\/agent-arrested-accused-of-owing-landlords-thousands-of-pounds-in-rent\/"},"modified":"2025-02-22T20:57:48","modified_gmt":"2025-02-22T20:57:48","slug":"agent-arrested-accused-of-owing-landlords-thousands-of-pounds-in-rent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=104036","title":{"rendered":"Agent arrested, accused of owing landlords thousands of pounds in rent"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"subscription-content\">\n<p>The letting agent has also been accused by landlords of failing to hold their tenants\u2019 deposits in secure deposit schemes, claiming the money has now gone missing.<\/p>\n<p>She has been released on police bail until April 8 2025.<\/p>\n<p>Propertymark terminated TIILI\u2019s membership in June last year and said an internal investigation into the letting agent is ongoing.<\/p>\n<p>TIILI Ltd is still listed as an active company on Companies House, with its registered offices\u00a0at Waterloo House, in Norwich\u2019s Waterloo Road.<\/p>\n<p>Steven Barker, the company\u2019s founder and sole director, declined to comment when approached by the press.<\/p>\n<p>Norwich Evening News reports that property owners were told that their point of contact at TIILI was Amy Kennedy, who was appointed as a director in May last year, but resigned in November.<\/p>\n<p><img sizes=\"(max-width: 575px) 575px, (max-width: 992px) 962px, (max-width: 1400px) 1400px, (min-width: 1401px) 1401px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.edp24.co.uk\/resources\/images\/19108206\/?type=mds-article-575 575w, https:\/\/www.edp24.co.uk\/resources\/images\/19108206\/?type=mds-article-962 962w, https:\/\/www.edp24.co.uk\/resources\/images\/19108206\/?type=mds-article-642 1400w, https:\/\/www.edp24.co.uk\/resources\/images\/19108206\/?type=mds-article-620 1401w\" alt=\"Steven Barker,\u00a0TIILI's founder and\u00a0sole director\"\/><span class=\"inline-image-caption\">Steven Barker,\u00a0TIILI\u2019s founder and\u00a0sole director\u00a0<em>(Image: LinkedIn)<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><img sizes=\"(max-width: 575px) 575px, (max-width: 992px) 962px, (max-width: 1400px) 1400px, (min-width: 1401px) 1401px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.edp24.co.uk\/resources\/images\/19108301\/?type=mds-article-575 575w, https:\/\/www.edp24.co.uk\/resources\/images\/19108301\/?type=mds-article-962 962w, https:\/\/www.edp24.co.uk\/resources\/images\/19108301\/?type=mds-article-642 1400w, https:\/\/www.edp24.co.uk\/resources\/images\/19108301\/?type=mds-article-620 1401w\" alt=\"Steven Barker, TIILI's founder and director, claims that TILLI ceased trading after he found financial irregularities committed by another within the company, which he says he raised this with both the police and relevant regulators\"\/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n        !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n        {if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\n            n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\n            if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\n            n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\n            t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n            s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window, document,'script',\n            'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n        fbq('init', '597713121327463');\n        fbq('track', 'PageView');\n    <\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The letting agent has also been accused by landlords of failing to hold their tenants\u2019 deposits in secure deposit schemes, claiming the money has now gone missing. 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